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Aug 15, 2025
#redditrelationship #aita #redditstories Betrayed by My Wife’s Shocking Weekend Request… How I Took Back Control | True Story A quiet storm brewed inside me the day my wife asked for a weekend with another man. Seven years of marriage shattered in an instant. But this isn’t a story about heartbreak — it’s about reclaiming my life and taking control when everything seemed lost. Join me, Elden, as I share the raw truth of betrayal, betrayal disguised as freedom, and the unexpected path I took to rebuild myself. From locked doors to new beginnings, this story isn’t just about the end of a marriage — it’s about the start of my real life. 🔔 Don’t forget to subscribe for more real stories about life, love, and fighting back.
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A storm brewed within me, not of fury,
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but of a quiet, cold resolve.
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It started with a simple question, but
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one that broke the world I had built. My
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name is Elden, and until last week, I
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believed my marriage was a fortress.
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Imperfect, yes, but founded on the
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bedrock of trust, respect, and a shared
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history that was supposed to be our
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shield.
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I learned in an instant how a single
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conversation could bring the walls
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crashing down.
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It was a Friday evening. I was home from
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a long, draining day, eager to shed the
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burdens of work and settle into the calm
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of my home.
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The moment I stepped inside, the air
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felt different.
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My wife, Lenora, was on the couch, a
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glass of wine in her hand, an expression
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on her face I had never seen before. It
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wasn't anger or sadness. It was the look
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of someone who had already made a
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decision and was simply waiting to
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deliver the verdict.
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Hey, I said, loosening my tie. What's
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up? She patted the cushion next to her.
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I sat, the tension thick and
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suffocating.
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She took a deep breath, and the words
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tumbled out, chilling the air around us.
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I want to spend the weekend with another
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man. I laughed, a dry, incredulous
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sound, convinced this was some twisted
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joke. But her face remained a mask of
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detached seriousness. My laughter died
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in my throat. "What?" My voice was a
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fragile whisper. "I've been thinking
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about this for a while," she continued,
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swirling her wine as if discussing a
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weekend getaway.
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"I need to experience something new,
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something exciting. I don't want to go
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through life with regrets."
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My stomach coiled into a tight knot.
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"Are you serious right now?" She sighed,
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a sound of weary patience. Look, Elden,
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I love you, but this doesn't have to
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change anything. It's just one weekend.
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No strings attached. Then we can move on
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like nothing happened. I stared at her,
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my mind reeling.
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My wife of 7 years was asking for a hall
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pass, expecting me to sit at home like a
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good dog, waiting for her to return.
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The worst part was the absence of guilt
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in her eyes. She looked liberated, as if
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confessing her betrayal was a cathartic
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release.
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I wanted to scream to remind her of our
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vows, of the life we had built. But no
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sound escaped my lips. I was a statue
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frozen in the silence. "I know this is a
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lot to take in," she said, reaching for
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my hand. I recoiled from her touch as if
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it burned. A flash of irritation crossed
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her face before she replaced it with a
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placid sigh. "Elden, this doesn't have
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to change anything between us." I let
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out a bitter laugh. You really think
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that? She didn't reply. She simply
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finished her wine, placed the glass on
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the table, and stood up. I've already
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made plans, she said casually. I'll be
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leaving tomorrow morning. Just like
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that. No apology, no hesitation. It was
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a statement of fact delivered with the
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emotional weight of a grocery list.
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I watched her walk upstairs, leaving me
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alone in the oppressive silence of our
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living room. I had never felt so small,
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so irrelevant. But as the shock wore
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off, replaced by something colder and
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sharper, a new feeling took root, a
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deep, simmering fury. She wanted a
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weekend to explore new experiences.
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Fine. By the time she came back, she
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wouldn't recognize the life she had so
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carelessly cast aside.
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That night was a blur of sleepless
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hours. Every time I closed my eyes, her
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words echoed in my head, a poison
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seeping into my core. The betrayal
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wasn't just that she wanted another man.
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It was her blatant expectation that I
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would accept it, that I would wait,
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heartbroken and obedient, for her
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return. By sunrise, something inside me
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had shattered and reformed. I was no
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longer just a broken husband. I was a
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man with a purpose. Lenora packed her
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bags the next morning with the
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nonchalance of someone leaving for a
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business trip. She even kissed my cheek
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before she left, a final hollow gesture
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of a life that was already over. "You'll
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see," she said lightly. "This will be
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good for both of us." I said nothing,
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just watched as she rolled her suitcase
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down the driveway, climbed into a car,
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and disappeared. The moment she was
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gone, I stood in the quiet of our home,
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a surreal calm washing over me.
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No, I would not be the husband who sat
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home drowning in self-pity.
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I would not be the man left behind.
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She had made her choice, and now I would
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make mine. By the time she returned,
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everything would be different. The first
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step was the master bedroom, the room we
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had shared for years. I imagined her
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returning, expecting to slip back into
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our routine. She had no idea what was
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coming. I made a few phone calls. first
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to a moving company, then to a
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locksmith.
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By noon, they were at my door.
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Everything in the master bedroom except
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for the bed. I told the movers, "Pack it
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up. Get it out of here." They worked
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swiftly, hauling out her furniture, her
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clothes, her personal belongings. When
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they were done, the room was a hollow
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shell, unrecognizable,
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just like the feeling of emptiness she
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had created in me. The locksmith came
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next. I had him change the locks on
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every door and reset the garage code.
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The house that had once held our
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memories now felt like a blank slate.
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But I wasn't finished. I poured myself a
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drink and sat on the now empty couch.
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The old me would never have done what I
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did next. I had always believed in real
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connections, in love built over time.
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But that man was gone. I wasn't looking
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for love. I was looking for something
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new. I downloaded a dating app. Within
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minutes, I found her. Her name was Odet.
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Dark hair, piercing green eyes, and a
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confident smile that radiated through
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the screen.
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We exchanged a few messages, and within
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the hour, she was on her way. As I heard
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the knock on the door, I took one last
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look around the house. Lenora thought
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she had control, that I would be here,
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pining, and desperate for her return.
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She had no idea that by the time she
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came back, she would be the one standing
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in the ruins of her life. With a smirk,
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I opened the door. The moment Odet
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stepped inside, a different kind of
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energy filled the house. She didn't
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hesitate or fumble for small talk. She
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walked in with a cool confidence, her
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sharp green eyes surveying the room as
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if she already owned the space.
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Nice place, she said, tossing her jacket
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over the arm of the couch. I poured us
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both a drink, my hands steady.
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24 hours ago, Lenora had been sitting in
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that very spot, telling me she needed to
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feel another man's touch. Now, I was
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offering a drink to another woman, a
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woman whose presence was a silent
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declaration of war. "Tell me something,"
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Odet said, tilting her head. "A man like
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you? Why is he suddenly single? I
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laughed, a sound devoid of humor. Who
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said I'm single? She raised an eyebrow.
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Oh, my wife left for the weekend to try
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something new, I said, taking a slow
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sip. I figured I'd do the same. I
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expected her to judge me, to call me
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petty. Instead, she let out a low,
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appreciative chuckle and leaned in
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closer. "I like that," she said, her
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voice a dangerous purr. A man who knows
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how to take control.
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That was the word, control.
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For the first time since Lenora's
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bombshell, I felt it. I wasn't just
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reacting to her choices. I was making my
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own. And I wasn't done yet. By Sunday
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evening, the house no longer felt like a
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place of betrayal. It felt like a
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declaration of independence.
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The last of Lenora's things had been
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moved out. I had repainted the bedroom,
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changed the sheets, and rearranged the
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furniture. Every trace of her, her
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perfume, her books, her forgotten hair
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ties, was gone. Odette had stayed the
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entire weekend, not out of loneliness,
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but because I wanted her there. She was
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a breath of fresh air, a symbol of a new
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chapter. Then, at 6:07 p.m. on Sunday,
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my phone buzzed. Lenora. I let it ring.
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She called again and again. Finally, I
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answered, letting the silence stretch
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for a moment. "Back already?" I said, my
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voice calm, unaffected. She hesitated.
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"I I just got home. The front door. Why
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isn't my key working?" I smiled,
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swirling the whiskey in my glass.
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"That's strange. Maybe it's because it's
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not your home anymore." The silence on
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the other end was deafening. "Elden,"
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she finally said, her voice cracking.
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"What? What do you mean? I took a slow
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breath, savoring the moment.
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You made your choice. Now I've made
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mine. You wanted something new? Well, so
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did I. She let out a shaky, disbelieving
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laugh. You're being ridiculous. I told
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you this was just a weekend. It didn't
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mean anything. And you expected me to
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sit around and wait for you like some
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obedient little husband? I said,
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glancing at Odette, who watched me with
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an amused expression. Sorry, Lenora. I
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had other plans. The next sound I heard
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was a frantic rattling at the door. Open
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the damn door, Elden. I finished my
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drink, then slowly walked to the door
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and pulled it open. Lenora stood there,
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suitcase in hand, her face pale with
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shock. Her eyes darted past me, locking
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onto Odette, who was leaning casually
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against the staircase in her silk robe.
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Who? Who the hell is she? I smirked.
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Something new. Her mouth opened and
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closed. She looked around, finally
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seeing that the house was different. The
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wedding photos were gone. The decor
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changed. This wasn't her home anymore.
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This This isn't funny, Elden. She
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stammered. Where's my stuff? I crossed
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my arms. Gone. Her face drained of
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color. Gone. What do you mean gone? I
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had it moved, I said simply. New
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bedroom, new locks, new life. You wanted
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your weekend away, right? Well, I made
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the most of mine, too. For the first
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time since she'd left, I saw her facade
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crumble.
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"You're not serious," she whispered, her
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voice trembling.
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"This isn't how this was supposed to
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go." "And how exactly was it supposed to
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go, Lenora?"
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I raised an eyebrow.
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You thought you could come back home and
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I'd just be here waiting for you? She
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swallowed hard.
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It wasn't supposed to mean anything,
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Elden. I just needed to to try something
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new. You don't just replace a marriage,
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Elden, she said, her voice rising in a
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desperate plea. I laughed. A genuine
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laugh this time. You don't because
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that's exactly what you tried to do,
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didn't you? You didn't even hesitate to
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pack a bag and leave me sitting here
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like a fool while you ran off to
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experience someone else.
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She had no defense. She hadn't expected
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consequences.
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She had underestimated me. The fear in
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her eyes wasn't for me, but for herself.
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She realized she had destroyed something
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she couldn't get back.
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I thought we were strong enough to get
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through this, she whispered, tears
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welling in her eyes.
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You thought we were strong enough to get
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through your selfishness? I scoffed.
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That's rich.
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Her breathing hitched. Elden, just tell
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me you're messing with me, please.
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I'm not messing with you, Lenora, I
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said, my voice eerily calm. You made
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your choice, and now I've made mine.
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I gave her one last unwavering look and
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then slowly I closed the door in her
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face. The click of the lock was a final
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definitive sound. I leaned against the
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door, my pulse still racing, but a
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profound sense of peace settled over me.
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There was no explosive argument, no
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tearful reconciliation,
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just a simple end to a chapter.
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That was satisfying to watch, Odette
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said, her voice breaking the silence.
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She had walked over and was watching me
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with an amused smirk.
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Was it? I muttered, walking toward the
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living room. I poured myself another
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drink. I had imagined this moment so
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many times,
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but the reality was simpler and more
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final than any of my fantasies.
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Odet sat on the couch with a casual
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grace.
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She thought she had you wrapped around
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her finger. Thought she could just go
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explore and come home like nothing
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happened. She did, I said, the words
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heavy with the lingering pain of the
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betrayal.
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That was the worst part. She actually
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believed I would wait, that I would sit
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here miserable and heartbroken while she
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had her little adventure.
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That wasn't love. That was entitlement.
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My phone buzzed again, then again.
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Lenora. Elden, open the door. We need to
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talk, please.
14:03
The messages were frantic, a cascade of
14:05
panic. Classic, Odet observed, shaking
14:08
her head. She's realizing she's not as
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irreplaceable as she thought.
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I ignored the texts, but the knocking
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began again, more frantic this time. I
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walked to the door, peering through the
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peepphole.
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Lenora stood there, eyes red, but with
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something dangerous in her expression.
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She wasn't there to apologize.
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She was there to win.
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"Elden," she called through the door.
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"You can ignore my texts all you want,
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but we both know this isn't over. You're
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not like this," she continued, her voice
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softening. "You're not the kind of guy
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who just throws everything away.
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Funny, I said, my voice muffled by the
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door. I could have said the same thing
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about you. She left finally, but not in
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defeat. She left in denial. I knew she'd
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be back. The next morning, the doorbell
15:04
rang again. I made her wait. "Elden,
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open the door," she said, her voice
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laced with a rehearsed calm. "We need to
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talk. We already did." "Stop this," she
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said. her frustration cracking through.
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You're acting like a child.
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I laughed and finally opened the door
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just enough to lean against the frame.
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Me acting like a child? Tell me, Lenora,
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when you packed your bag and left, did
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you feel guilty? Did you hesitate even
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for a second? She faltered. I told you I
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thought we were strong enough to handle
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this.
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No, I said, a humorless smile on my
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face.
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You thought I was weak enough to accept
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it. That hit her. For the first time,
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she looked unsure. Her voice softened,
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desperate.
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Elden, come on. You're throwing
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everything away over one mistake.
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A mistake? I raised an eyebrow. Want to
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know the difference between you and me,
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Lenora?
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When I said I do, I meant it. I never
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once thought about stepping outside of
16:14
this marriage. And you?
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You didn't even hesitate.
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She was silent. I leaned in slightly.
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You thought I was safe. You thought you
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could do whatever you wanted and I'd
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still be here.
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I'll make it up to you, she pleaded.
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I'll do whatever you want.
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You'll do whatever I want? I said, a
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slow smile spreading across my face.
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Then what I need, Lenora, is for you to
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walk away for good.
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Her face twisted in panic. This isn't a
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game. No, I said, meeting her gaze one
16:55
last time. It's not. That's why I
16:58
already won. I shut the door. I stood
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there for a long moment, the silence
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broken only by the distant sounds of the
17:06
city.
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I had expected a bigger fight, a more
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dramatic confrontation.
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But in the end, it was simple.
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She had grasped for a control that no
17:17
longer existed, and then she left. I had
17:21
never felt lighter. Odette appeared
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behind me. "She'll be back," she mused.
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I scoffed. "She just walked away."
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"Yeah, but not for good," Odet said,
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shaking her head. "Not yet. She's not
17:36
the type to lose quietly."
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A few hours later, my phone buzzed
17:40
again.
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Lenora,
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I answered, and her voice was a soft,
17:46
desperate whisper.
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I didn't go through with it, she said. I
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went to meet him, but I couldn't. I
17:53
frowned, gripping the phone tighter. So,
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you're telling me you almost cheated.
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I know I messed up, she continued, her
18:02
voice cracking. But don't you see? This
18:06
proves something. I didn't actually do
18:08
anything. There it was.
18:11
the final desperate attempt to rewrite
18:13
history.
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She was trying to turn her near betrayal
18:17
into an act of loyalty, hoping I would
18:21
reward her for stopping herself at the
18:23
last moment. She didn't understand that
18:25
the betrayal had begun the moment she
18:27
decided I wasn't enough. "You packed a
18:30
bag," I said, my voice low and
18:33
controlled. "You walked out the door.
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You made this choice, Lenora, not me.
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But I came back. I realized what I
18:43
almost lost.
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No, I said, the bitterness finally gone,
18:48
replaced by a quiet certainty.
18:50
You realized what you already did lose.
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Tears were streaming down her face now.
18:57
Please, Elden, just come meet me. We'll
18:59
do anything.
19:01
Lenora, I said, my voice final. You're
19:04
not my problem anymore. Her breath
19:06
hitched. You don't mean that. I do. Then
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I hung up. I set the phone down and felt
19:14
a profound sense of peace. It was over
19:18
completely and finally. I was no longer
19:21
drowning in the endless cycle of trying
19:23
to fix a relationship that was never
19:25
mine to fix. I was free.
19:29
Odette looked at me, her sharp green
19:31
eyes studying my expression.
19:34
How do you feel?
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I thought about it, then smiled.
19:39
It's like I just got my life back.
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And for the first time in a long, long
19:44
time, that life was mine to live.
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The next few weeks were an adjustment. I
19:51
wasn't used to a peaceful house or
19:52
making plans without someone else's
19:54
input.
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But little by little, I started to enjoy
19:58
it. I went to new places, tried new
20:01
things, and met new people.
20:04
Odette was still there, not as a
20:06
replacement for Lenora, but as something
20:08
new, a reminder that life wasn't meant
20:11
to be lived in someone else's shadow.
20:14
One evening, as we sat on the patio
20:16
watching the sunset, she turned to me
20:18
and smirked.
20:20
"You're different?" she said. "Different
20:23
how?" I asked. Her eyes twinkled. "You
20:27
don't look like a man carrying the
20:28
weight of someone else's mistakes
20:30
anymore."
20:32
She was right. The bitterness, the
20:35
resentment, the past, it had all faded
20:37
away. I wasn't trapped anymore. I was
20:41
living.
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And as the last remnants of my old life
20:45
became a distant memory, I finally felt
20:48
whole